Bow River - Practical Utopia
This post is home for ideas for the " Practical Utopia " project. It is constantly under revision and open to comments. I call the scenario "Bow River." It will focus on my hometown, Calgary, with an eye on the general region known as "Western Canada." (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba) and the "North" Yukon Territory, etc. Raw materials do not appear magically. Extreme shortages of materials we now take for granted (such as steel and copper) and problems transporting materials from the rest of the world must be built into the scenario. We assume a virtual collapse of the international supertanker industry. ASSUMPTIONS This is "quality" Science Fiction. As much as possible, math, engineering, and physics are consistent. For example, the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics still applies, as do all the physics of climate. The climate is consistent with known climate models. CLIMATE The climate is assumed to be sub-tropical , similar to the current...